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Salsa Beargrease Carbon 1 Review
Review of Carbon Fat Bike – Salsa Beargrease
On-One Floater Tire Review
Review of 4-season fat tire.
Charge Cooker Maxi Review
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Charge Cooker Maxi Review
Reviewed – Charge Cooker Maxi 2 Fat Bike – how does this fat tire bike from Charge Bikes stack up in the world of fatties?…..
Charge Cooker Maxi 2 Fat Bike
Well, there's a new addition to the family today. After much deliberation and umming and arring, I finally decided to take the plunge and get myself mobile for the winter months. And so without further ado, today's announcement - The Fat Man has himself a Fat Bike....
Fat Bikes
Fat bikes, or 'Fat Tire Bikes' are working their way onto the radar screens for many serious riders. They started out life, so the story goes, in Alaska - a 'DIY' project resulting from a desire to ride in the snow. Obviously there are those who choose to commute by...
Camping in Tisch Mills, WI
I'd never heard of 'Tisch Mills' before seeing it on a signpost on Saturday afternoon. I was actually headed for Two Rivers WI but I was running out of legs and steam at 3.30 pm so when I saw the sign for 'Maple View Campground' pinned directly under the Tisch Mills...
Fifteen Miles and Knackered…
Went out on the new bike today and was knackered after only a few miles. That's what happens when you don't ride much for a week or more and you're a bloody old fart. Gotta keep slogging away....gotta keep slogging away... Anyway, I stopped at the park and took some...
GT Karakoram 29er
After a fairly long and unpleasant experience with my old GT Timberline 29er, I'm happy to report that GT took care of me and I picked up my Karakoram 29er from Pedal N Paddle in Green Bay, yesterday afternoon. I haven't ridden it yet, but I plan to head out in the...
Mid Level Cross Bikes
Best nag-for-your-buck cyclocross bikes. Not really a review, more of a survey…
YMCA in Fish Creek WI
Took a drive over to Nor Door Sports today and had a good chat with the guy about bikes, sizing, component quality and various other important bike-related matters. He was really helpful and told me to avoid entry level Shimano Derailleurs and pitch in at least a...
Trek Domane 4.3
The first thing that stood out as being considerably different to what I’m used to with my mountain bike is this thing’s ability to climb….
The Ride on Aqaba
The first leg of a bike / camping trip almost goes horribly wrong as the fat man encounters snakes, camels, yahoos and a torturous midday sun en route….
Update On GT Timberline issues…
I'm pleased to report that GT's Warranty department have stepped up and taken care of me. [old post about Timberline 29er woes #1 | old post about Timberline 29er woes #2] The conversation is only a few minutes old and I'm reluctant to get into much detail, suffice to...
Looking for a new ride…
So, I've been using a 29er all Summer as a multi-purpose ride; mostly on the road, some trail riding (gravel, packed dirt) a couple long distance rides and even a 4 day mini-tour. I've got the bike optimized as far as possible for these various functions - end bars...